New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09
MINY LETTERS FROM THE MAYOR.

CITY DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICIALS GET SOME
SHARP WORDS FROM HIM.
Mayor Hewitt did n large amount Of letter writing yes
terday lie has taken the Police Justices in hand Yes
terday he wrote Police Justice A. j. White with refer
TO article In a newspaper;
Lee cations damaging you and to mode
OF administering justice that would fail In duty did
explanation reference Similar com
plant. have been male to mo from time TO time as TO other
M order 90 AVOID 1os So evil IN the paSo
mind 10 tie ofutce If they should remain uncOntIa
doted OF unexplained ask your early attention TO ths mat
TEL
The Mayor wrote the following to Police Justice Muir
ray;
have informed that Daniel Patterson. who keeps
Grand and Ludlow sts has been dong
ssan G1 SpnG aT selling PAeToh called upon mo and
adm1e IN iac that The upper par OK ~; mouse vas
Winch controversy, cannot understand your
s on and T R on Tho Of the and "a inst
and violated Dy Patterson and Mrs. Herte You
seem regard tho evidence US insufficient OF course do
by The police shall feel my duty to exercise
you par when complaints arc made to secure the
punishment due TO the offence
To President French OF the Police Board, the Mayor
wrote with reference to the Patterson case:
In relation to the action George Lewis the
M sgsGs, PANEL Patterson The SeIer OF saloon
there las been an evident miscarriage OF nstSs N me case
yi9s TIE 1it bs IN spSer %
rrques, that you VIII yiant sapetv OF THIS ssaD
case violation Of the Law is continued.
Daniel Patterson is a prominent member OF the County
Democracy In the With District
The following sharp letter was addressed TO the Com
missloners OF Charities and Correction;
This morning about o'clock painter who was working
house at the northwest corner OF twenty ecohIsI
LeIiBgtonaye fell aud was crushed into shspees'
family and gentleman who was present I'M
nedsey sought e police 10 give CAL for an ambulance
1t some time before poeeman could De found Dnt Ihe
length policeman specially TO Bellevue Hospital for
purpose OF procuring one lie WIS informed That hore
la ambulance available In the meantime "a can
been made the NewYork Hospital for ambulance;
Tho answer came back that they declined 10 send
hour during which the man apparently lay
In Dying eongog nPcn, s9ver Of Spring
eel In II mattresses the man was con-
veyed hospital cannot imagine that he VIII recover
one who will forget the impression
nhunanity which must have been made upon nm as ne
and ork Hospital were entirely unavalng Tor
fellow can understand that tho
call upon Bellevue Hospital may have et
hausted the supply snd that 0ccasonaIy " VIII appe '
SORT will but particularly caH your at:
enton this In order that II there be any ack OF
proper provision OF ambulance service ~ INC noSP sy
le supplied At once
Justice Murray sent reply 20 the Mayor. He says
that there was no before him in the cases men
toned except such would apply To the most innocent
the city There was no evidence or any
act of prostltution In the Police Captain Alaire,
la whose predict the house Is situated swore that no
complaints had been made 10 hun either by residents or
by persons passing. and DO had no personal knowledge
house has a bad reputation As llaslsuhtc,
usice Murray that he had evidence before MIN
that would Justify hun In holding the defendahts lor
trial when Patterson was before MIN ne denied tnhl
his house house OF assgnaton IL lie adnllt.ea IL
10 the Mayor Justice Murray as good citlen te
Mnyor was bonnd 10 bring l. TO tho attention oil the
proper authorities not by letters In the newspapers Out
by testimony In court